Common English mistake

 

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🎯 10 Common English Mistakes Urdu Speakers Make — and How to Fix Them

1. ❌ He do his homework every day.
    ✅ He does his homework every day.
    (Use “does” with he/she/it)

2. ❌ I am agree with you.
    ✅ I agree with you.
    (“Agree” is not used with “am”)

3. ❌ She don’t like tea.
    ✅ She doesn’t like tea.
    (Use “doesn’t” with “she”)

4. ❌ He is my cousin brother.
    ✅ He is my cousin.
    (“Cousin brother/sister” is an Urdu-English mix — just say cousin)

5. ❌ I did not went there.
    ✅ I did not go there.
    (After “did”, use base verb — not past)

6. ❌ Open the fan.
    ✅ Turn on the fan.
    (In English, we “turn on” or “switch on” devices, not “open” them)

7. ❌ She is very hurry.
    ✅ She is in a hurry.
    (“Hurry” is a noun here, not an adjective)

8. ❌ I am having two brothers.
    ✅ I have two brothers.
    (Use “have” for relationships, not “am having”)

9. ❌ Where you are going?
    ✅ Where are you going?
    (Question order: helping verb before subject)

10. ❌ I am coming from Lahore.
     ✅ I come from Lahore.
     (Use present simple to talk about origin)

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💡 Tip: These mistakes come from thinking in Urdu and directly translating. Try to think in English step by step.